World of Goo fans can now download the soundtrack for free from composer Kyle Gabler’s website; VentureBeat finds that funding for games and virtual worlds topped $885 million in 2008; and CasualGaming.biz previews the upcoming Casual Connect Hamburg conference. These headlines and more below.
News
- Wizard101 gets first major world expansion and new Player vs. Player (PvP) Wizard Arena
- Think Services releases groundbreaking report on the state of iPhone game development
- Mochi Media and FreeSpin3D announce $20,000 "The Word of 3D" flash games contest
- Music from World of Goo
- SimAnimals for the Wii and Nintendo DS ships today
- Majesco Entertainment ships Wonder World Amusement Park for Nintendo DS
- Majesco Entertainment announces Dawn of Heroes for Nintendo DS
- Second Life moves into the virtual goods market business
- IMVU raises $10 millio nfor its virtual rooms business
- Glu Mobile reveals smartphone focus with upcoming first quarter mobile games
- EA announces Spore spin-offs
- MI6 Marketing Conference 09 expands to include casual games
- MMOABC to bring Ultimate Soccer Boss browser game to market
- Shanda receives 20 Golden Phoenix awards at the 2008 China Game Industry Annual Conference
- Shanda Interactive shows impressive growth
Features
- From Scrubbles to Bubble Town
- Game and virtual world fundings top $885 million in 2008
- Preview: Casual Connect Hamburg
- Interview: 5th Cell & the art of Tower Defense
- More than a gesture: interview with Softkinetic CEO Michel Tombroff
- Profit-sharing model for casual games
